Thursday, March 26, 2015

I've been living in the Yonghe District, NewTaipeiCity
for about eight of my nine years in Taiwan. One of the best places to
go around Yonghe is the Lehua Night Market.

The 30-year-old night market has a great mix of everything from food to
clothes. The awesome and interesting street food at vendors here includes fried
chicken steaks, oyster omelets, tempura, mochi, almond tofu, almond milk, shaved
ice, and rice cakes. A relatively new addition here is the beef cubes cooked
with a blowtorch, which is apparently a Taiwanese traditional food (well, as
traditional as anything involving a blowtorch can be). As with most night
markets, the vendors prepare the food right in front of you.

Besides the snacks and street food, there are also many clothes shops, small
arcades, and grocery stores, as well as seemingly out of place convenience
stores and retail chain stores.

The market is pretty packed over weekends, but not quite as much as Shida,
Raohe, or Shilin. Most of the stores and stalls are open from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.
There is a Party World KTV right next to it if you want to stay out after your
visit.

The night market is easy to get to.

By MRT: Go to Dingxi MRT Station, go out exit 1, turn left and walk down
Yonghe Road, and you will see the Lehua night market entrance. It's about a five
minute walk.

By bus: Buses 5, 57, 214, 227, 250, and 304 all stop at the Party World KTV
next to the night market. Buses 706, 297, 249, 262, 624, and 670 all stop at
bus stops close by.

Address: YǒngPíng Rd,
Yonghe District, New Taipei City,
Taiwan 234

Have you ever been to Lehua Night Market? Tell me about your experience there in the comments below.